how would 1 go about making poseable wings??? if i add bones, i cant parent the wings, and if i leave them boneless, they arent poseable.... how can i do this right???i also have a problem adding the bones.... as i make 1, it links automatically to the next, making it impossible to do both sides..... any clues on this would be most appreciated....

Why can't you parent them? I parent figures to other figures all the time. After you finish one side, go back and select the first bone. The next bone you create is always linked to the last selected bone.

it doesnt give me the option to parent the figure(wings) to the chest of the figure(v2p4)..... and what kind of bone setup would i use??? i was trying something of a "3 fingered hand" for the wings.....(one hand facing left for the left wing, and the other facing the opposite for the right wing.......) a aset up like this, i cant have all my bones linked ya see..... or maybe im going about it the wrong way?!?

I think you mean you can't conform them to the figure. You can still parent them to the figure using [Figure/Set Parent Figure] from the menu. As for bone setup, you can build a new bone set instead of using predone bones. 1) Create the first bone at the center (small). The bone tool is the third from the right on the editing tools in the Setup room. 2) Then create the second bone raidating from the first going about halfway down one of the wing segments. 3) Then from that bone create another going the rest of the way down that wing segment. 4) Now select the Translate/Pull control and click on the first bone you made. Don't move it. 5) Switch back to the bone tool and do steps 2 and 3 for the next wing segment. 6) keep repeating this process of going back to the first (center) bone between creating wing segments. This will tie all the segments to the center (chest/hip) of the figure. 7) Now that you've drwan all your bones, assign the materials to each one. If you're wondering if you've got them all, check the material "NO BONE". If anything is highlighted, you've left out polygons. 8) Save your figure, then go to the Pose room and see how well it works. If it doesn't work, Delete everything, reload the figure in progress and work from it. I do it this way because when I'm testing I sometimes move something twice, and can't undo it, and I like to work from a very static base figure. Hope this helps. Jim

i will try that asap jim...... the atom thanks you!